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silver, steve wozniak, apple cofounder, doug , arianna huffington, wesley bush and former president bill clinton. >> she makes the first speech by sitting first lady, becomes the first president of the daughters of the american revolution, designed her own china, and as that which is the white house china election. she is the first to have a christmas tree in the white house. meet caroline harrison. wife of the president benjamin harrison. live at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span3, c- span...
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. >> in a recent closed-door speech to donors and media, bill clinton spoke about american gun owners. "a a lot of these people, all they have got is hunting or fishing or they have been listening to the stuff are so long that they believe it all." and we all remember barack obama's 2008 comments to a room of san francisco relates. "it is not surprising that they get it or, they cling to guns or religion." the arrogance of their superiority requires this reminder. they don't give us rights. we grant them power. they don't make us safe, we pay to protect them. they don't make us free, we are free already. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will be. we are america. our politicians are only as powerful as we, the people, allow them to be. [applause] >> we are the people. this is our country. this is a fight for our freedom and the freedom that separates us from every other nation on earth. that freedom makes us stronger than other countries and that freedom makes us better than other countries. that freedom is on the line. nevermore on the line than right now. through the
. >> in a recent closed-door speech to donors and media, bill clinton spoke about american gun owners. "a a lot of these people, all they have got is hunting or fishing or they have been listening to the stuff are so long that they believe it all." and we all remember barack obama's 2008 comments to a room of san francisco relates. "it is not surprising that they get it or, they cling to guns or religion." the arrogance of their superiority requires this reminder. they...
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clinton. all that getting underway tomorrow night on c-span. very differente impacts depending on who you are. averages are not going to tell the story pretty young and the healthy are going to see big increases. . in some cases, our survey says 200%. their number is 197%. these are sharp premium increases. for others, they will get decreases as a result. you just don't want to rely on that. there's not a single number that will tell you the story about the aca implementation. some people are going to get quite a bit of impact, others a lot less. >> this weekend, the impact of the new health care law on insurance premiums. also this weekend, pulitzer prize-winning author rick atkinson takes your questions on in-depth. , ourerican history tv weekly look at the presidency. george w. bush and reification. president obama urged parents and college students to call, e-mail, or tweet representatives and demand action to prevent government backed student loan interest rates from increasing in july. t
clinton. all that getting underway tomorrow night on c-span. very differente impacts depending on who you are. averages are not going to tell the story pretty young and the healthy are going to see big increases. . in some cases, our survey says 200%. their number is 197%. these are sharp premium increases. for others, they will get decreases as a result. you just don't want to rely on that. there's not a single number that will tell you the story about the aca implementation. some people are...
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. ♪ >> in a recent closed-door speech to donors and media, bill clinton spoke about american gun owners. "a a lot of these people, all they have got is hunting or fishing or they have been listening to the stuff are so long that they believe it all." and we all remember barack obama's 2008 comments to a room of san francisco relates. "it is not surprising that they get it or, they cling to guns or religion." the arrogance of their superiority requires this reminder. they don't give us rights. we grant them power. , we pay't make us safe to protect them. they don't make us free, we are free already. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will be. we are america. our politicians are only as powerful as we, the people, allow them to be. [applause] we are the people. this is our country. this is a fight for our freedom and the freedom that separates us from every other nation on earth. that freedom makes us stronger than other countries and that freedom makes us better than other countries. .hat freedom is on the line nevermore on the line than right now. through the 2014 congre
. ♪ >> in a recent closed-door speech to donors and media, bill clinton spoke about american gun owners. "a a lot of these people, all they have got is hunting or fishing or they have been listening to the stuff are so long that they believe it all." and we all remember barack obama's 2008 comments to a room of san francisco relates. "it is not surprising that they get it or, they cling to guns or religion." the arrogance of their superiority requires this reminder....
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bill clinton and chris christie discuss proactive steps against natural disaster. a panel talks about what it is to be a modern-day american citizen. >> brazilians have been protesting recently. the protest began over a hike in bus fares. situation in the largest country in latin america. this portion is a little less than an hour. >> i want to make this into a conversation. i'm asking you to keep it to about 10-12 minutes. good luck. instead of focusing on what we do not know, we try to focus on what we think we know. what are the causes. why now? why is this happening? i think there are many variables here that explain what is going on. one is that within covering for sometimes, it has become a well- known argument. the rise of the middle class in a country like brazil. that applies only to brazil brazil, but to other emerging markets. when you had the first decade of the century of high economic growth, these natural resource rich countries, you had a time of high growth because of chinese growth, a commodities growth, and countries benefited from this. in brazi
bill clinton and chris christie discuss proactive steps against natural disaster. a panel talks about what it is to be a modern-day american citizen. >> brazilians have been protesting recently. the protest began over a hike in bus fares. situation in the largest country in latin america. this portion is a little less than an hour. >> i want to make this into a conversation. i'm asking you to keep it to about 10-12 minutes. good luck. instead of focusing on what we do not know, we...
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sex in a recent closed-door speech to donors, politicians and media, bill clinton spoke about gun owners. a lot of these people, all they have as their hunting and their fishing, or they have been listening to this stuff for so long that they believe it, and we remember barack obama saying "it is not surprising they get bitter. they cling to guns or religion or cult the arrogance of their superiority reminds us that they do not give us right. we grant them power. they do not make us free. we are free already. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will be. we are america, and our politicians are only as powerful as we, the people, allow them to be. the nra ad -- philip rucker, how effective is the nra message right now? guest: a message like that is effective with the base of the nra and many americans that live in some of these dates -- it's dates -- states. you play and add like that in ,est virginia, north carolina north dakota, and it resonates. it is a message about the elite in washington and san francisco, which is a reference to nancy pelosi, the democratic leaders in
sex in a recent closed-door speech to donors, politicians and media, bill clinton spoke about gun owners. a lot of these people, all they have as their hunting and their fishing, or they have been listening to this stuff for so long that they believe it, and we remember barack obama saying "it is not surprising they get bitter. they cling to guns or religion or cult the arrogance of their superiority reminds us that they do not give us right. we grant them power. they do not make us free....
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clinton. you will be further unhappy because under reagan there were tax changes that benefited the wealthy and george w. bush. i don't think this is a partisan problem. at the moment, the tea party people in the house are republicans, most of whom are millionaires -- people ought to know that -- the idea that these are ordinary folks like everybody else is wrong. that big surge in 2010, they are millionaires. areof congress millionaires, which also may explain why congress is not in tandem with the country as a whole. but i don't think this is fundamentally a partisan problem. it is at the moment because they are fighting against each other and cannot get anything done. but it is a much deeper problem. we have structural problems here, and both parties need to deal with them. i am amazed at what we have been talking about on programs like yours and washington in general since the election. i keep wondering whether or not occurredion of 2012 in 1912 or 1812, because the agenda of the election
clinton. you will be further unhappy because under reagan there were tax changes that benefited the wealthy and george w. bush. i don't think this is a partisan problem. at the moment, the tea party people in the house are republicans, most of whom are millionaires -- people ought to know that -- the idea that these are ordinary folks like everybody else is wrong. that big surge in 2010, they are millionaires. areof congress millionaires, which also may explain why congress is not in tandem...
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she spoke in chicago and was introduced by former president bill clinton. this is half an hour. >> this last six months for our foundation has been an interesting time. for the last couple of years, chelsea has been spending half her time on the foundation works. she just got back from asia visiting our projects in malaysia and cambodia and visiting the efforts of procter & gamble in myanmar, where our foundation is also slated to do a lot of work. i am very grateful to her for helping, put all of our forces in one place. i was thrilled when the third member of our tiny family said she wanted to come into the foundation and resume her work. i learned all about in ngo work from hillary. when we were going out, she was already active in many kinds of nongovernmental activities. when i was governor of arkansas, oath in our state, america, and around the world. she had been doing this a long time and i am really glad that she is going to come into the foundation with her own priorities and projects. since they bear a real impact on where we go over the long run
she spoke in chicago and was introduced by former president bill clinton. this is half an hour. >> this last six months for our foundation has been an interesting time. for the last couple of years, chelsea has been spending half her time on the foundation works. she just got back from asia visiting our projects in malaysia and cambodia and visiting the efforts of procter & gamble in myanmar, where our foundation is also slated to do a lot of work. i am very grateful to her for...
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appropriations bills passed? is that a priority for you? >> it was not in the senate. >> it's not that it was not a party. we could not get it done. >> that is what we have to get back to. a lot of people want us to function. >> can i comment to all of you, in your leadership roles, i will tell you we are diminished in our leverage in other parts of the world, when we go out there and say, you guys have to get your budget together. you have got to meet the standards, you have got to do this or that. you can tell from the look that they are asking, how is your budget deal going? i have argued this before and i gave a speech in which i talked about getting our domestic effort together so that we can really speak with clean hands. we need to do that. >> if i could respond, mr. chairman. we are working in tandem on an authorization bill. we will have that passed over the senate. we are talking to our senate can -- parts -- can -- counterparts. any assistance would be welcome. >> thank you. i congratulate you pure tha
appropriations bills passed? is that a priority for you? >> it was not in the senate. >> it's not that it was not a party. we could not get it done. >> that is what we have to get back to. a lot of people want us to function. >> can i comment to all of you, in your leadership roles, i will tell you we are diminished in our leverage in other parts of the world, when we go out there and say, you guys have to get your budget together. you have got to meet the standards, you...
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that with bill clinton when they gave their nominee the leeway to do out -- outreach on crime and other issues in order to reposition theirrty to shift coalition. republicans did that with george w. bush. they trusted him on the and then they gave him the leeway to talk about education, faith-based institutions the question is whether republicans right now are in that place whether they will have to take another loss in order to reach that place. >> i have a slightly different view than my 2000 colleague. i don't think they gave him leeway. i think they liked it. and i think that's the recognition. ordinary rack rib republican primary voters like -- rand paul is doing this. when he says we need to campaign, we need people with tattoos it strikes a hopeful note among people who may not agree with his views on foreign policy for example. so i think one of the things is that in 2000 we constantly had this conversation, people said that's kind of risky by having bush emphasize compassionate conserve tism. people rallied to it. how is paul ryan, who represents a district that was carried twi
that with bill clinton when they gave their nominee the leeway to do out -- outreach on crime and other issues in order to reposition theirrty to shift coalition. republicans did that with george w. bush. they trusted him on the and then they gave him the leeway to talk about education, faith-based institutions the question is whether republicans right now are in that place whether they will have to take another loss in order to reach that place. >> i have a slightly different view than...
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people want to get past the clinton years. bill clinton is still a popular past president. brothercy of bush's still looms large. he has different views and he is his own man, i did not think he can overcome some of the bush baggage. host: there is an op-ed this morning talking about some of the governors in the red states. is someone out there in a governors mansion that could appear on our radar screen? guest: scott walker from wisconsin. he seems open to a run for national office and he has the credentials with budget balancing. theould get reelected for third time if he wins in 2014. he would be a formal candidate. the other governor that has that balance is chris christie from new jersey. we are talking about rand paul and marco rubio. you'll hear more about the governors that will be building resumes of their own and can argue that they grant a state and more successful. bobby jindal is already promised that territory. host: what about mitch daniels? guest: he accepted a job at purdue university. he has divorced himself from politics for the time being. he would have
people want to get past the clinton years. bill clinton is still a popular past president. brothercy of bush's still looms large. he has different views and he is his own man, i did not think he can overcome some of the bush baggage. host: there is an op-ed this morning talking about some of the governors in the red states. is someone out there in a governors mansion that could appear on our radar screen? guest: scott walker from wisconsin. he seems open to a run for national office and he has...
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clinton, what he did in 1998 to hold three representative town halls with voters finding out what the people think. they will find out that they are way ahead of these people. that will give cover for democrats to reform the social insurance, they will give cover to republicans to raise taxes. that will put us on the path. the question is, will he do it? >> no. >> that was a quick answer. davidyou very much, stockman and david walker, for being with us today. but >> on the next "in washington journal" we will look at the congressional agenda, followed by discussion of the secret military commissions in guantanamo bay with the supreme court correspondent. the report of the total cost on the wars in iraq and afghanistan. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> where is the predictability? what are the assurances that this committee and the senate has as to where you will be given the background and the history? >> as a teenager and did to my early 20s, i was a socialist, that hardly seems to me to indicate fundamental instability. as winston churchill said, and the
clinton, what he did in 1998 to hold three representative town halls with voters finding out what the people think. they will find out that they are way ahead of these people. that will give cover for democrats to reform the social insurance, they will give cover to republicans to raise taxes. that will put us on the path. the question is, will he do it? >> no. >> that was a quick answer. davidyou very much, stockman and david walker, for being with us today. but >> on the...
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[applause] >> former president bill clinton was the commencement speaker of the graduation ceremony at howard university in washington, d.c. the former president is about 30 minutes. the former president's speech is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for meeting me outside. as the father of a grown daughter, i wonder if you shared my experience. it is humbling and rewarding and occasionally frustrating to have a child who knows more about everything than you do. i think she ought she did when she was in high school, but eventually it was true. i'm honored to be here. thank you for the degree. fork you to the governor his introduction. we have been friends for a long time. we served together. i was impressed by his andership as a governor also when he went back to serve as mayor. i asked him, don't you enjoy being there? yeah, but the good news is you're closer to the people. the bad news is your host enough for them to strangle you if you mess up. -- if you are close enough for them to strangle you if you mess up. [laughter] it is great to be here at howard. in 2009, i was in th
[applause] >> former president bill clinton was the commencement speaker of the graduation ceremony at howard university in washington, d.c. the former president is about 30 minutes. the former president's speech is about 30 minutes. [applause] >> thank you for meeting me outside. as the father of a grown daughter, i wonder if you shared my experience. it is humbling and rewarding and occasionally frustrating to have a child who knows more about everything than you do. i think she...
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bill clinton is a very good example. people zero in on the impeachment efforts, on the other hand they overlook the in athat he turned balanced budget, welfare reform, and significant process on kosovo. sure, hadgan, to be to deal with iran contra, but in his second term he achieved tax reform, immigration reform, and most important of all, the inf treaty doing away with an entire doingof nuclear weapons, -- paving the way for the end of the cold war. was interesting to me is to look at reagan and clinton, just a generation ago who had more mixed records in their second terms. historians are now more generous integrating their overall performance. then you look at their successors, one republican, one democrat do and it seems to be focusinger -- and the screen much narrower and less generous. host: we're speaking with richard norton smith, author of several books. you can read this story on cnn, calling, -- call in, our phone lines are open. several folks waiting to talk to you about this subject. brandon from las vegas,
bill clinton is a very good example. people zero in on the impeachment efforts, on the other hand they overlook the in athat he turned balanced budget, welfare reform, and significant process on kosovo. sure, hadgan, to be to deal with iran contra, but in his second term he achieved tax reform, immigration reform, and most important of all, the inf treaty doing away with an entire doingof nuclear weapons, -- paving the way for the end of the cold war. was interesting to me is to look at reagan...
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bush and bill clinton.-- presidents george eight doug -- resident george h w bush and bill clinton. both are past recipients of the liberty medal. the liberty medal ceremony that we celebrate tonight exemplifies we haveadition. honoredindividuals from across perspectives that have furthered the constitutional values of liberty and equality around the at the national constitution center,we have three goals for fulfilling our congressional mission. we are the museum, we the people, the national headquarters for civic education. our three goals can be summarized in three words -- visit, learn, debate. as the museum of we the people, starting next year, we will-- construct a magnificent new gallery of freedom to display one of the 12 original copies of the bill of rights. it will be the foundation for her years of education and debate on the meaning of the bill of rights to coincide with 225thniversary.-- anniversary. as a center for civic education, we illuminate the history and contemporary meaning. we convene constitutional conversations among people of all ages. as america's town ha
bush and bill clinton.-- presidents george eight doug -- resident george h w bush and bill clinton. both are past recipients of the liberty medal. the liberty medal ceremony that we celebrate tonight exemplifies we haveadition. honoredindividuals from across perspectives that have furthered the constitutional values of liberty and equality around the at the national constitution center,we have three goals for fulfilling our congressional mission. we are the museum, we the people, the national...
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host: president bill clinton wrote an article in "the washington post." he says it is time to overturn the marriage act. he says it is imcomp pattable with the constitution. turning to a comment to our twitter followers. joe says it is like get married what you want. what do you think about those perspectives? guest: i think the argument that some how the state could have no view on marriage is wrong. by embracing same-sex marriage you're seeing a great expansion in state power. you're having the government try to call white black or black white. the government doesn't the power to redefine marriage. if you give the power to the state you're allowing the state to do something that it nevered that power to do in the first place. also, in the arguments in the proposition 8 case you're giving the government to retrite its legal history. host: hear from diane in ohio. caller: good morning. i would like to say that i'm not trying to change his mind, he's saying that marriage between a man and a woman is safe based. not all people have that view. same-sex coupl
host: president bill clinton wrote an article in "the washington post." he says it is time to overturn the marriage act. he says it is imcomp pattable with the constitution. turning to a comment to our twitter followers. joe says it is like get married what you want. what do you think about those perspectives? guest: i think the argument that some how the state could have no view on marriage is wrong. by embracing same-sex marriage you're seeing a great expansion in state power....
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eastern with president ronald reagan's 1981 address, bill clinton in 1993, dwight eisenhower in 1957, harry truman, 1949, 1969, richard nixon, john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush in 1989, lyndon johnson from 1965, president jimmy carter in 1977, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with president george w. bush speech from 19 -- from 2001. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will execute the office of president of the an ad states faithfully -- >> when chief justice john roberts administered the oath to barack obama on january 20, 2009, there was a major problem. roberts was supposed to say "that i will faithfully execute the office of president of united states. then barack obama stops, paused, smiled, as if to say, "c'mon, man, this is my big day, you got to get this right." unfortunately, he did not get it right, so the very next night in the white house, they did it again. this time roberts used notes which he had not used the first time, and they got it right. >> the history of democracy's big day, monday at 8:00 a.m. part of a three-day holiday "bo
eastern with president ronald reagan's 1981 address, bill clinton in 1993, dwight eisenhower in 1957, harry truman, 1949, 1969, richard nixon, john f. kennedy in 1961. george h.w. bush in 1989, lyndon johnson from 1965, president jimmy carter in 1977, and we will wrap up the night at 11:00 eastern with president george w. bush speech from 19 -- from 2001. >> i barack hussein obama do solemnly swear that i will execute the office of president of the an ad states faithfully -- >> when...
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[applause] >> please welcome president bill clinton. >> thank you. first i would like to thank for her 20 years of stewardship to the museum. thank you. i would like to say special word of thanks to the two young women who spoke. they did two things. they reminded us that this museum has the power to inspire, motivate, and in power generation. they have now said everything that needs to be said. they were terrific. let us give them another hand. i want to thank our world war ii veteran. i think it is impressive he can still fit in his uniform. [applause] to all the survivors who are here, veterans and those who helped, i thank you very much. i think elie so much for the friendship you have given to hillary any of the last 20 years. that friendship was shown what happened 20 years ago. he talked about how president roosevelt was a great man but he did not do enough. he looked at me and said that i needed to get off my rear end and do something about bosnia. sooner was better than later. [applause] i always thought it was interesting that the world and
[applause] >> please welcome president bill clinton. >> thank you. first i would like to thank for her 20 years of stewardship to the museum. thank you. i would like to say special word of thanks to the two young women who spoke. they did two things. they reminded us that this museum has the power to inspire, motivate, and in power generation. they have now said everything that needs to be said. they were terrific. let us give them another hand. i want to thank our world war ii...
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the greatest decrease in child poverty in america came under bill clinton with a republican congress in the late 1990's. that is just a fact. jeffrey is shaking his head. no, it is a fact. the lowest level of black children in poverty in history was 1997. you could make an argument that having a welfare system shift toward opportunity would work. >> i'm going to give you all the time you need. before that, what would you say then to those who read the "new york times" stories when they did to review 15 years after bill clinton's welfare to work program, that women and children were falling faster into poverty than anybody else? [applause] i too was the program that helped push them in there? were they wrong? -- it was that program that helped push them in there? were they wrong? >> yes, but let me carry you two steps further. i have been working with a former california assembly leader on a project state-by- state to get people out of prison if they are there for non-violent crimes, to get them brought back into society. you cannot discuss how we will solve some of these problems wit
the greatest decrease in child poverty in america came under bill clinton with a republican congress in the late 1990's. that is just a fact. jeffrey is shaking his head. no, it is a fact. the lowest level of black children in poverty in history was 1997. you could make an argument that having a welfare system shift toward opportunity would work. >> i'm going to give you all the time you need. before that, what would you say then to those who read the "new york times" stories...
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bill clinton's did drive with all of crazy. it, even during the government shutdownthey were constantly ,talking and meeting with each other. i never thought i would say the gingrich and clinton years are the good old years compared -- but it is compared to now. they go to the base and send out fundraising letters. meanwhile the american people are suffering. that is an issue that we have to address. it is time for the american people to take their parties back from the narrow base. what you have now especially in congress is lines in congress is so finely drawn create we have 332 seats. it is almost impossible for republicans to lose and same with democrats. they have 200 seats -- 202 seats and 195 are absolutely safe. charlie rangel tells me he had done something in the early 1970s to make nelson rockefeller happy. rockefeller promised charlie wrangle a good district. apparently they got down on their hands and knees with magic markers and a map. you have your perfect district in three minutes. how many senior citizens you ha
bill clinton's did drive with all of crazy. it, even during the government shutdownthey were constantly ,talking and meeting with each other. i never thought i would say the gingrich and clinton years are the good old years compared -- but it is compared to now. they go to the base and send out fundraising letters. meanwhile the american people are suffering. that is an issue that we have to address. it is time for the american people to take their parties back from the narrow base. what you...
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it happened to ronald reagan, it happened to bill clinton, george bush. and that is, obama fatigues. three years from now, people will be writing columns about obama fatigue, just as they did about clinton fatigue and push fatigue and reagan fatigue. -- bush fatigue and reagan fatigue. franklin roosevelt only gave 30 fireside chats in 12 years. he understood instinctively the dangers of overexposure. he also controlled the media to an extent that modern presidents could not hope to. host: looking back, fdr broke the unwritten kircode of serving more than two terms. in today's modern age, could we have more than did of terms for an president? -- two terms for any president? you worked for ronald reagan. if his health was of course, would he have run for a third term? guest: i doubt it. he talked about it after he left office. he was going to campaign for appeal of that amendment. the thought the american people should be able to vote for anyone wanted to vote for. it is very difficult to imagine after eight years of office -- we've used up our presidents.
it happened to ronald reagan, it happened to bill clinton, george bush. and that is, obama fatigues. three years from now, people will be writing columns about obama fatigue, just as they did about clinton fatigue and push fatigue and reagan fatigue. -- bush fatigue and reagan fatigue. franklin roosevelt only gave 30 fireside chats in 12 years. he understood instinctively the dangers of overexposure. he also controlled the media to an extent that modern presidents could not hope to. host:...
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bill clinton from 1993. president eisenhower in 1957. harry truman in 1949. richard nixon from 1969. john kennedy in 1961. george bush at 10:00 eastern at 1989. lyndon johnson from 1965. the jakarta from 1977. at 11:00, george w. bush and his 2001 inauguration. -- lyndon johnson -- jimmy carter in 1977. that is coming up at 8:00 eastern tomorrow night on c- span. our inauguration coverage kicks off this weekend as president obama begins his second term. the official swearing-in ceremony is sunday at the white house. we will have live coverage. we will also include your phone calls. we will begin with a look back at president obama's 2009 inaugural address. then on monday, the public inaugural ceremonies with the swearing in at noon, the capitol luncheon, and a parade down pennsylvania avenue. coverage begins at 7:00 eastern here on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. join the conversation throughout the day on facebook and twitter. >> the greatest honor history can be so is the title of peacemaker. this honor now beckons america the chance to help lead the
bill clinton from 1993. president eisenhower in 1957. harry truman in 1949. richard nixon from 1969. john kennedy in 1961. george bush at 10:00 eastern at 1989. lyndon johnson from 1965. the jakarta from 1977. at 11:00, george w. bush and his 2001 inauguration. -- lyndon johnson -- jimmy carter in 1977. that is coming up at 8:00 eastern tomorrow night on c- span. our inauguration coverage kicks off this weekend as president obama begins his second term. the official swearing-in ceremony is...
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bill clinton has endorsed gruel. polling shows that eric garcetti might have a little bit of and a bandage. we are watching what is happening in new york city and boston will have an open the mayoral race as well. host: carol and joining us from arlington, texas, democrats line. caller: my concern about immigration, i watched the hearings the other day and a young man who was on there representing the labor and employment organization said in comments that if the 24% unoynte rierican i am very concerned about that. i was also appalled that the disrespect that was paid to him by the people who were interviewing him, like mr. leahy and all the people on the democric side. the thing because of president obama's direct this involvement with black americans and jobs and his abandonment of us, do you think that there could be a backlash in the 2014 election, where the 93% or the portion of the 93% of the people that voted for him in the election would deny him the president of gaining the house? there is this message fo in
bill clinton has endorsed gruel. polling shows that eric garcetti might have a little bit of and a bandage. we are watching what is happening in new york city and boston will have an open the mayoral race as well. host: carol and joining us from arlington, texas, democrats line. caller: my concern about immigration, i watched the hearings the other day and a young man who was on there representing the labor and employment organization said in comments that if the 24% unoynte rierican i am very...
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clinton. today on c-span, alternatives to owning a car and traditional transportation followed by a discussion about how consumers share product and information and spend less money. and later, a look at the comprehensive immigration reform package, working its way through the senate. >> when the attorney general arranged me in california after the extradition, he indicated that he wanted the death penalty on each of the three charges. he wanted the death penalty three times. made me realize how serious they were. and again it made me realize that it was not about me because first of all, i cannot be killed three times. it was about the conception of this imaginary enemy, and i was the embodiment of that enemy. >> she was not that interested in talking about what happened. , theperiod -- the crime implications, being chased by the fbi, the love story, she was not that interested in talking about. she was also one of these people you do not necessarily go to directly. and i was trying to get to
clinton. today on c-span, alternatives to owning a car and traditional transportation followed by a discussion about how consumers share product and information and spend less money. and later, a look at the comprehensive immigration reform package, working its way through the senate. >> when the attorney general arranged me in california after the extradition, he indicated that he wanted the death penalty on each of the three charges. he wanted the death penalty three times. made me...
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bill clinton did. it is a problem. remember, congress has to vote for every spending bill. it also has to vote to increase the debt ceiling. the president does not empower through the constitution to do those things unilaterally. host: explain wha the by policy -- what the bipartisan policy center is. guest: >> we are in washington, d.c. and we are bipartisan and not nonpartisan. we have democrats and republicans, former senators, former congressman, but mostly a lot of very senior staff who used to work for the white house and the senate and house. it was started by four former majority leaders of the u.s. senate, tom-0, howard baker, bob dole, and george mitchell. it is devoted to doing very intensive work and analytical work, then making recommendations on problems that are relevant right now legislatively. so we don't think about 45 years and now the relationship between taiwan and north korea. we don't do that. we have a problem coming up within the next year-and-a-half and here are the kind of political consequences and the debate we think will occur, this is how we c
bill clinton did. it is a problem. remember, congress has to vote for every spending bill. it also has to vote to increase the debt ceiling. the president does not empower through the constitution to do those things unilaterally. host: explain wha the by policy -- what the bipartisan policy center is. guest: >> we are in washington, d.c. and we are bipartisan and not nonpartisan. we have democrats and republicans, former senators, former congressman, but mostly a lot of very senior staff...
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used by bill clinton when he became the president. at the presentim moment is to in effect say there is no need for us to think seriously about the implications of our various -- failures over the past gates, particularly foreign policy. i am referring here specifically to the iraq war. but also, by extension, to the afghanistan were. the president is giving his listeners permission to forget all that and to pretend they did not happen. >> after you saw what was going , early in your career, why did you make a career out of the army? >> i did not have the gumption to get out. i had gotten married right before i deployed. probably foolishly. that itime my obligation incurred by graduating was up, we had children, and the economy was a little bit soft. i do not think i had the self- confidence to say, i could do something different and make enough money to care for my family. , inhe same time, the army its infinite wisdom, offered me the opportunity to go to graduate school. they said, we will send you to graduate school and then you ca
used by bill clinton when he became the president. at the presentim moment is to in effect say there is no need for us to think seriously about the implications of our various -- failures over the past gates, particularly foreign policy. i am referring here specifically to the iraq war. but also, by extension, to the afghanistan were. the president is giving his listeners permission to forget all that and to pretend they did not happen. >> after you saw what was going , early in your...
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stevenson, kennedy, roosevelt, even bill clinton, barack obama. the republicans are seen as the party of the landed gentry and the well off, and like to nominate candidates from humble origins, whether it is richard nixon, ronald reagan, certainly herbert hoover, dwight eisenhower, jerry ford, and that is why george h w bush, another man who i like and admire enormously at the personal level -- an incredibly thoughtful man -- he reinforced the perception of the republicans as the party of the landed gentry. it became a problem in 1992. dislike the most? >> the 2012 campaign was a pretty bad campaign. >> because? >> i do not think either barack obama or mitt romney really likes politics that much. you have to have people who like politics. and run for president? their doctors. i do not think either one of them get much joy out of it. >> do you still get joy out of it? >> i do. not as much. there was a time when you would stay up late at night and -- everybody would have a funny story -- i think there is less of that now, and last letting down of ha
stevenson, kennedy, roosevelt, even bill clinton, barack obama. the republicans are seen as the party of the landed gentry and the well off, and like to nominate candidates from humble origins, whether it is richard nixon, ronald reagan, certainly herbert hoover, dwight eisenhower, jerry ford, and that is why george h w bush, another man who i like and admire enormously at the personal level -- an incredibly thoughtful man -- he reinforced the perception of the republicans as the party of the...
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founding chairman and our guiding spirit, elie wiesel and our guest president, bill clinton. we will hear from them shortly. looking out into this crowd, i feel inspired and hopeful. youngnspired by the many faces. ofe are descendants survivors or veterans. many are not. they are here not because of a family connection but because they recognize the importance of our mission for the future and their role in it. the museum's motto is "what you do matters." we know from the holocaust that it is the actions of young people who are the change agents in any society that will shape the future. some of my most powerful memories are breaking my three teenage children through the museum and being part of that transformative experience with them. like all kids, they like technology. they realized technological progress must never be confused with moral progress. here they confront profound truths about human nature from the awful to inspirational. here they are prepared along with millions of other young people for their moral responsibilities in an increasingly uncertain future. to gu
founding chairman and our guiding spirit, elie wiesel and our guest president, bill clinton. we will hear from them shortly. looking out into this crowd, i feel inspired and hopeful. youngnspired by the many faces. ofe are descendants survivors or veterans. many are not. they are here not because of a family connection but because they recognize the importance of our mission for the future and their role in it. the museum's motto is "what you do matters." we know from the holocaust...
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before reagan had run for tom dewey'sn 1980 platform, if bill clinton had run for president on adlai stevenson's platform, these would not have worked so well. >> ronald reagan faced these challenges because he had to deal with a badly broken budget process that was a product of the 1974 act. one of my responsibilities was to draft the decision for reagan called the dutchess process reform act that would deal with these things. i introduced it. we had over 200 sponsors. we had a bipartisan sponsorship in the senate. as you can see from problems we are experiencing, the process has never changed. if you want to find something that is capable of being completely bipartisan, multi- partisan, it is fixing the budget process and a neutral way, because once you subtract everybody's passionate ideology, it is easier to come to agreement about putting a whole thing in a box and making sure there are priorities. making sure the system has teeth, because the big problem the processlow off and people do. >> we started a few minutes late, so we have time for audience questions. if anybody has a
before reagan had run for tom dewey'sn 1980 platform, if bill clinton had run for president on adlai stevenson's platform, these would not have worked so well. >> ronald reagan faced these challenges because he had to deal with a badly broken budget process that was a product of the 1974 act. one of my responsibilities was to draft the decision for reagan called the dutchess process reform act that would deal with these things. i introduced it. we had over 200 sponsors. we had a...
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bill clinton and the republican congress doing welfare reform, and actually balancing the budget in the late 1990's. all of that was done at a time of divided government. we will have a unified republican government, but there are uniquely difficult things that one could argue could only be done in a time of divided government. and that is what we have. you cannot do it without presidential leadership. we are all hopeful he will be prepared to provide that kind of leadership. the other thing one of our members pointed out, entitlement adjustments are so difficult to explain to the public, only one person in the government really has a big enough pulpit to explain that. as one of our members said, americans feel correctly that they have paid into social security and medicare and it is their money they paid into it. not many americans know, in the case of medicare, that they paid in about one-third of what they will get back. only the president can explain that to the nation. he has got an indispensable role. he hopes -- we hope he will decide to stacked -- step up. >> did you get a sense
bill clinton and the republican congress doing welfare reform, and actually balancing the budget in the late 1990's. all of that was done at a time of divided government. we will have a unified republican government, but there are uniquely difficult things that one could argue could only be done in a time of divided government. and that is what we have. you cannot do it without presidential leadership. we are all hopeful he will be prepared to provide that kind of leadership. the other thing...
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there is a clip 1992 when bill clinton was running for president. what impact this moment have? [applause] >> well, that was the loudest clip and it was really a ground-breaking moment when clinton goes on the arsenio hall show and not only plays the saxophone but wears sunglasses and trying to be helpful. playing elvis, heart break hotel. some of the critics say not well. you can figure out where the phone was. he sits down and talks to arsenio for a good 20 minutes to a half hour about some very personal topics. if you think back, in 1968, nixon, richard nixon, went on laughing. he said the phrase -- the signature fratz of that show which was talk it to me. he didn't say it that well. that's the extent of the experience. that humanized nixon. here, 20 plus years later, you have a presidential candidate putting himself out there showing he's hip, cool, combining both music and television in the way that he's going to be appealing to the american people. elvis had been controversial when elvis started on the "ed sullivan show." they had to censor the gyrations of his hips when h
there is a clip 1992 when bill clinton was running for president. what impact this moment have? [applause] >> well, that was the loudest clip and it was really a ground-breaking moment when clinton goes on the arsenio hall show and not only plays the saxophone but wears sunglasses and trying to be helpful. playing elvis, heart break hotel. some of the critics say not well. you can figure out where the phone was. he sits down and talks to arsenio for a good 20 minutes to a half hour about...
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the keynote speaker at the democratic national convention this year was civil rights rapist bill clinton. [applause] the convention featured a tribute to teddy kennedy who has the only confirmed kill in the war on women. [applause] mansonexpected charles to show up on night three. some taxpayers don't want to pay for someone else's birth control. i think that haircut is birth control enough. your average democrat believes crazier than todd aiken but the democrats don't let their candidates open their mouths and stay stupid stuff. otherwise, you would have democrats saying that abortion shower funded federally, confiscate all guns. democrats tell their candidates open your mouth and we'll kill you. muchdition to, being better at stealing elections, democrats are much crueler to those who hurt the democratic party. they don't get book contracts or radio gigs or tv gigs for harming the democratic party. where is howard dean's tv show? if we focused on what is really causing problems, they are to say that the problem republican party is the conservative principles. conservativism is the only
the keynote speaker at the democratic national convention this year was civil rights rapist bill clinton. [applause] the convention featured a tribute to teddy kennedy who has the only confirmed kill in the war on women. [applause] mansonexpected charles to show up on night three. some taxpayers don't want to pay for someone else's birth control. i think that haircut is birth control enough. your average democrat believes crazier than todd aiken but the democrats don't let their candidates open...
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[video clip] >> in a recent closed-door speech to donors, politicians, and media, bill clinton spoke about american gun owners. all of these people, all they've got is their hunting and fishing or they've been listening to this up for so long, they believe it all. we've already heard from barack obama posta conference toro of san francisco elisse. it is not surprising then they get better, they cling to guns or religion. the arrogance of their superiority requires this for a bottle. they do not give us rights. protect us. we pay to protect them. we are free already. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will. we are america. our politicians are only as powerful as we allow them to be. ♪ ad from the nra. chris is our next caller in texas on our independent line. caller: good morning. host: what did you think of the ad we saw? sides -- ielievable both sides have problems because they do not listen to each other. yes, there are people that should not have guns and there should be people who have any guns out there want. a problem with the background decideis who gets to w
[video clip] >> in a recent closed-door speech to donors, politicians, and media, bill clinton spoke about american gun owners. all of these people, all they've got is their hunting and fishing or they've been listening to this up for so long, they believe it all. we've already heard from barack obama posta conference toro of san francisco elisse. it is not surprising then they get better, they cling to guns or religion. the arrogance of their superiority requires this for a bottle. they...
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bill clinton and his first from 1993. dwight eisenhower after that, 1957. at 9:00 p.m. harry truman's 1949 inauguration. richard nixon from 1969. ronald reagan, also john f. kennedy after that from 1961, obviously. george h.w. bush in his 1989 inauguration. linden johnson follows that. jimmy carter from 1977. we finish up with george w. bush from 1991. all of that getting under way tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> we'll start sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern with your calls and more and a look back at the president's 2009 inaugural dress. and then on monday the public inaugural ceremonies. our coverage starts at 7:00 a.m. the swearing-in is at noon. we'll cover that. the luncheon, the parade and more. and throughout the day of course you can continue to join us by phone, facebook and twitter. we're using the #inaug2013. while we wait for vice president joe biden we will go back to the issue of reducing gun violence in a round table discussion from this morning's "washington journal." host: this morning we've been talking with gun owners and getting their views on wha
bill clinton and his first from 1993. dwight eisenhower after that, 1957. at 9:00 p.m. harry truman's 1949 inauguration. richard nixon from 1969. ronald reagan, also john f. kennedy after that from 1961, obviously. george h.w. bush in his 1989 inauguration. linden johnson follows that. jimmy carter from 1977. we finish up with george w. bush from 1991. all of that getting under way tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> we'll start sunday at 10:30 a.m. eastern with your calls and more...
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eastern with ronl reagan, bill clinton, dwight eisenhower, harry truman, richard nixon. then president john f. kennedy, george h.w. bush, lyndon johnson, president jimmy carter and we'll wrap up the night at 11 eastern with george w. bush's speech. starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> why did you write a book about your experience? >> it was an important part of history. i felt it should be brought to bear. there had been some other accounts of the crisis i thought were not completely accurate in terms of what we did and what i did. so i thought it was important for the historical record to present our perspective and for people to understand there were different policy choices and options, disagreements. and that if we want to prevent another crisis from happening again, i really felt the public itself needed to engage more on financial reform, educate themselves better. make it an issue with their elected officials. so i have some policy recommendations at the end of it that i hope people will look at. >> the former head of the deposit corporation on the
eastern with ronl reagan, bill clinton, dwight eisenhower, harry truman, richard nixon. then president john f. kennedy, george h.w. bush, lyndon johnson, president jimmy carter and we'll wrap up the night at 11 eastern with george w. bush's speech. starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> why did you write a book about your experience? >> it was an important part of history. i felt it should be brought to bear. there had been some other accounts of the crisis i thought...
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>> bill clinton saw that in 1994. the republicans saw that in 2006 where the new governor of indiana, if republicans are going to act like democrats and do all of that spending, voters are going to hire the professional. in 2010, the extremism of the first two years. i would like to go back to the original question. i stand in a small circle of conservatives who said obama had significant advantages. the reason i say that is because i'm a professional pollster. would like to learn from this past cycle. the fundamentals of the race never shifted. in the last 100 years, only one incumbent president standing for reelection was defeated when not challenged by his own party. the only president in 100 years who lost his bid for reelection and had not been challenged was herbert hoover when he lost to fdr. people tend to be very pro- incumbent. they do not like to rock the boat politically unless given a reason. how many more reasons do they need? i get that. the most important thing that was said was bill clinton's speech.
>> bill clinton saw that in 1994. the republicans saw that in 2006 where the new governor of indiana, if republicans are going to act like democrats and do all of that spending, voters are going to hire the professional. in 2010, the extremism of the first two years. i would like to go back to the original question. i stand in a small circle of conservatives who said obama had significant advantages. the reason i say that is because i'm a professional pollster. would like to learn from...
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president clinton says this is an urgent problem. the chairman of the joint military -- chaian of the joint chiefs of staffs says it's our number one national defense issue. so why are we dealing with it? i think we are not dealing with it, a, because it's hard to do. b, becausen both sides of the aisle we have not been effective dealing with this before. i remember when we had an all-republican cast of aracters here inown. president bush, a republican majority here, there must have been 55 of us, we tried to reduce the growth of medicare over five years from 54% to 51% --o 41% and couldn't do it. now, no one is cutting anything. we're saying we're going to reduce the growth of medicare spending from 44% to 41% over five years, and we couldn't get the voteso do that. so this isn't -- this isn't -- this isn't easy to do. robert mary who wrote a book about president polk had lunch with us the other day and made this statement. in america's history, every crisis has been solved by presidential leadership or not at all. every crisis has
president clinton says this is an urgent problem. the chairman of the joint military -- chaian of the joint chiefs of staffs says it's our number one national defense issue. so why are we dealing with it? i think we are not dealing with it, a, because it's hard to do. b, becausen both sides of the aisle we have not been effective dealing with this before. i remember when we had an all-republican cast of aracters here inown. president bush, a republican majority here, there must have been 55 of...
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then former president bill clinton and governor chris christie talk about planning for natural disasters. after that a discussion on sidship in america and how it relates to political engagement and community service. >> i feel that we a lot of us take for granted the opportunities that we have here . being in other countries, going to other countries i see how other people live and it's wonderful to be an american. i love it. i wouldn't trade it for the world. so i mean we need to is it back and as americans and think. every day is not going to be great but it's better than a lot of other people live in a lot of other countries. so i mean, when we is it back and gripe and complain about this and that, we should all is it back and just think and see what we do have. we're not where we're at but we're better off than where we could be. >> i think it means that we all have a mutual understanding that freedom and liberty leads to great success and that's the reason our nation has been so successful and will continue to be. >> i was born here and raised in new york so i always had a lot of a
then former president bill clinton and governor chris christie talk about planning for natural disasters. after that a discussion on sidship in america and how it relates to political engagement and community service. >> i feel that we a lot of us take for granted the opportunities that we have here . being in other countries, going to other countries i see how other people live and it's wonderful to be an american. i love it. i wouldn't trade it for the world. so i mean we need to is it...
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and a fun read called "jack & jill" by a mystery writer patterson. >> you have a full list of bill clinton's favorite books. where did you find that? >> it's on the internet. clinton printed it out, he published it at one point. if you look at his memoir, it's filled with references of books he read in his life. he went to russia -- remember the famous trip to russia. he said the border guards went through his bags thinking they would find pornography but they found a russian novelist in there. he was a huge reader. constantly reading and talking about it. >> the book on harry truman. he talks about the last 20 years, went home, and sat there and read all the time. i remember i went to see that home and they asked me if i'd like to see a list of all of the books and they gave me a list of the 2,000 books that are still in that house. where did harry truman get in there. he was the last guy to be president. he did not have a college degree. >> he loved reading it as a child. the mother encouraged the habit. he's engrossed as a reader. they could be having an argument and the world could come
and a fun read called "jack & jill" by a mystery writer patterson. >> you have a full list of bill clinton's favorite books. where did you find that? >> it's on the internet. clinton printed it out, he published it at one point. if you look at his memoir, it's filled with references of books he read in his life. he went to russia -- remember the famous trip to russia. he said the border guards went through his bags thinking they would find pornography but they found a...
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after that, former president bill clinton and a house democratic retreat. at 11 o'clock, in other chance to see "q and a."
after that, former president bill clinton and a house democratic retreat. at 11 o'clock, in other chance to see "q and a."
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for the most part, bill clinton ended up winning that. no one said that serious issues weren't being raised. it was by medicare, how many years to reach a balanced budget. very detailed plan on both sides. this time around, not sure whether this happened before. defunding a piece of legislation that again has been improved all the way, that's confirmed by people in the next election and expecting the democratic senator and the democratic president who enacted it to go along with it. this never happened before. and yet we were willing to put the entire government at risk on this plan based on ted cruz convincing people and in some cases threatened people with primaries if they didn't vote to shut the government down. he would get it in the senate and take care of it. he got to the senate and like i said spoke for 23 hours. and read dr. seuss. got himself very good mailing list. and then came back to the house and told us to keep fighting. that was it. you ask him what his strategy is, what the plan is, he doesn't have one either. but the o
for the most part, bill clinton ended up winning that. no one said that serious issues weren't being raised. it was by medicare, how many years to reach a balanced budget. very detailed plan on both sides. this time around, not sure whether this happened before. defunding a piece of legislation that again has been improved all the way, that's confirmed by people in the next election and expecting the democratic senator and the democratic president who enacted it to go along with it. this never...
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bill clinton went through this three times in the 1990s. sat down obama and i in 2011 and had a serious negotiation. while the president today suggested i walk away from the to remind himhave that i was in the oval office along with eric cantor when we in fact had an agreement the two days later that the president walked away from. alice, pennsylvania, democratic line. caller: i agree with the guy from ohio, john boehner is holding this country for ransom. trying to sideline him and everything that he does, maybe he is jealous that he is not there? needs toink than he grow up. he has been in that office longer than obama. job,eds to grow up, do his try to do what we can for the country to make it better. i think that obama has great ideas. they do not want him to succeed. they do not want him to go down as a great president. mainly because he is black and that is all. thank you. there is a poll on our facebook page that you might want to take advantage of. the question is, how much has the government shutdown affected you? if you want to ma
bill clinton went through this three times in the 1990s. sat down obama and i in 2011 and had a serious negotiation. while the president today suggested i walk away from the to remind himhave that i was in the oval office along with eric cantor when we in fact had an agreement the two days later that the president walked away from. alice, pennsylvania, democratic line. caller: i agree with the guy from ohio, john boehner is holding this country for ransom. trying to sideline him and everything...
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[video clip] >> in a recent closed-door speech, bill clinton spoke about american dollars. "these people have been listening to this stuff so long, they believe that." "it is not surprising that their bitter and cling to guns and religion." we grant them power. we protect them. they do not make us free. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will be. ourre america and politicians are only as powerful as we the people will allow. the latest from the nra, again focusing on guns, background checks. a look at guns and video games in our country. of course, front and center, following what happened in newtown, conn. last december. the hearst newspaper focusing on all of these issues, this writing -- chronicle," exploring one aspect of our culture, the prevalence of violence in our media. read some of the opinions available online. a lot of people weighing in on all of this. brian joins us from sterling heights, michigan. morning. caller: how are you? host: fine, thank you. caller: excellent. video games, as long as a , let thes a scapegoat parents raise the kids. bac
[video clip] >> in a recent closed-door speech, bill clinton spoke about american dollars. "these people have been listening to this stuff so long, they believe that." "it is not surprising that their bitter and cling to guns and religion." we grant them power. we protect them. they do not make us free. as long as we have the second amendment, we always will be. ourre america and politicians are only as powerful as we the people will allow. the latest from the nra,...